Illinois, Greene

Winter Weather Advisory

* what... freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Additional ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch are expected.

* Where... portions of central and east central Missouri and south central and southwest Illinois.

* When... until noon CST Thursday.

* Additional details... the ice will result in difficult travel conditions, including during the morning commute on Thursday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of freezing rain orfreezing drizzle will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared forslippery roads. Slow down and use caution while driving. InIllinois, call 1-800-452-4368 for Road information. In Missouri,call 1-888-275-6636 for Road information.

Flood Warning

Statement as of 8:07 PM CST on February 21, 2018

Expires 9:06 PM EST on February 22, 2018

The Flood Warning continues for the Illinois River at Hardin* from Saturday morning until further notice.* At 7:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 21.2 feet.* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.* Minor flooding is forecast.* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by late Saturday morning and continue to rise to near 27.1 feet by Wednesday evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.* Impact: at 27.0 feet... the River Road in Bedford becomes flooded.* Impact: at 25.0 feet... flood stage. Lowland flooding of unprotected agricultural land begins.